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Sniff it. 0k! becky and anna are paying close attention to see how paige reacts to human interaction. right... they laugh theyre looking to see how she deals with problem solving. yes, shes... shes... she knows. thats a good sign because a guide dogs ability to find their way around a problem is, well, just part of the job. good girl. thats also interesting that shes... shes been to that one, smelled that one. shes like, "mm, its not there." and shes actually worked out to go to the other one. s...

I was told i had a retinal detachment, and i definitely broke down then. i was with my dad. i can remember him hugging me and the nurses kind of bringing me a cup of water, just kind of comforting me. and then i got booked in for surgery the next day. doctors operated to see if they could save any sight they could, but those attempts failed. nothing came of it. so ive been left withjust minimal light perception in my right eye. but its...its not useful. i can only see light if i, like, look dire...

Without a four—legged friend again. just feeling so much more confident and independent and happy that, like, i had this friend with me who was going to be there permanently with me. rio provides such a kind of welfare support to me. ella and rio are one of 3,695 partnerships currently working in the uk. thats down from around 5,000 before the pandemic. more than one in five people who had a guide dog before then now do not. i honestly think they are doing their absolute best. like me, kelly n...

Assistance dogs than anyone else around the globe. puppy! little ones like paige spend the first weeks of their life here. for them, theyre just having fun... shes currently nibbling the camera at the moment. ..but staff are watching closely to see how suited they are to guide work. shes got the brains, for sure. she air kisses. puppy. paige! hi, pup! are you a good puppy? yes, you are! look how cute you are! look at those big eyes and floppy ears. youre such a good puppy! sniff it. 0k! becky an...

Light perception in my right eye. but its...its not useful. i can only see light if i, like, look directly into the sun or into a light bulb. for ella, a new reality. she learnt new life skills and how to read braille. she applied for a guide dog in may 2017, and then around a year later an exciting call came. it was actually my mum picked up the call, so... i hadnt got home from school yet. my mum picked up the call. it was someone from guide dogs saying, "weve got a match for ella." i think ij...

Lisa hopes that both of her dogs will go on to give someone their independence. just proud. forward, rio. forward! go on, then. i couldnt imagine my life without rio. shes so important. shes my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence, of getting about wherever i want to go, whenever i want to go, and living the life i want to lead. go forward. good girl. ella caulfield is a first—time guide dog user. she was matched with rio in 2018. good girl. well done. shes very open ab...

To study maths at oxford university. ella started to lose her sight at four years old. when she was 15, she received some devastating news. i think because it happened gradually, it wasnt, like, an immediate shock of "youre not going to see again". i was told i had a retinal detachment, and i definitely broke down then. i was with my dad. i can remember him hugging me and the nurses kind of bringing me a cup of water, just kind of comforting me. and then i got booked in for surgery the next day....

Ella and rio are one of 3,695 partnerships currently working in the uk. thats down from around 5,000 before the pandemic. more than one in five people who had a guide dog before then now do not. i honestly think they are doing their absolute best. like me, kelly nasir is waiting to be matched with a new guide dog. we are among more than 1,100 people on the ready—to—train list. kellys last dog, river, retired eight months ago. her mobility has been seriously impacted. walking with a cane is l...

Shes currently nibbling the camera at the moment. ..but staff are watching closely to see how suited they are to guide work. shes got the brains, for sure. she air kisses puppy. paige! hi, pup! are you a good puppy? yes, you are! look how cute you are! look at those big eyes and floppy ears. youre such a good puppy! sniff it. 0k! becky and anna are paying close attention to see how paige reacts to human interaction. right... they laugh theyre looking to see how she deals with problem solving. ye...

Shes so important. shes my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence, of getting about wherever i want to go, whenever i want to go, and living the life i want to lead. go forward. good girl. ella caulfield is a first—time guide dog user. she was matched with rio in 2018. good girl. well done. shes very open aboutjust how much she benefits from having a guide dog in her life. she gives me that independence that i do kind of need, and i crave, that i need to live the life i w...